I have been mentioning in a few threads that the numbers that many of us (at least I am one!) consider rare actually hit quite often and probably should not be overlooked when you are deciding which numbers to play. Here is what happened yesterday with the pure numbers and series numbers (rare??) marked:

When you look at the total number of pure and series numbers, including triples, there are 80 of them. That is 36.4% of the 220 unique pick 3 numbers. So, we would expect them to hit 36.4% of the time, but in the above results there are 54 draws with 23 "rares" which is 42.6%.

No, I'm not suggesting you play all 80, but just trying to point out that you should consider the pures and series as "good" numbers to play when you are picking.

Hey Califdude, are all lows and all highs considered in your "rares" list? If that is the case then there are a few more draws that meet that criteria. If not what are the "rares"? I was thinking all low, all high, all even, all odd, series and triples. Do I have it right? -Bonnie

Hey Califdude, are all lows and all highs considered in your "rares" list? If that is the case then there are a few more draws that meet that criteria. If not what are the "rares"? I was thinking all low, all high, all even, all odd, series and triples. Do I have it right? -Bonnie

The "rares" are the pure numbers (all odd or all even digits) and the series numbers.

Here they are (without the triples listed):

Pure and Series (no doubles):

012

024

026

028

046

048

068

123

135

137

139

157

159

179

234

246

248

268

345

357

359

379

456

468

567

579

678

789

890

901

Pure Doubles:

020

040

060

080

131

151

171

191

202

242

262

282

313

353

373

393

404

424

464

484

515

535

575

595

606

626

646

686

717

737

757

797

808

828

848

868

919

939

959

979

There are 30 in the first list and 40 in the second. Add the 10 triples and you get at total of 80.

In your posted prediction numbers ( at least for the 7 states I track ) I noticed all of your picks were of the "rare number type" and you had a couple of hits. How do you select which of the rares to play for the different states?

In your posted prediction numbers ( at least for the 7 states I track ) I noticed all of your picks were of the "rare number type" and you had a couple of hits. How do you select which of the rares to play for the different states?

By the way great work!

ez

I've had more than "a couple" of hits!! I selected the top 20 "rare" numbers for each state and draw for the past year. In other words, I used Deflate 3 for the past year and just selected the pures and series starting from the top and going down until I had 20.

Starting tomorrow I'm doing the pures and series (no doubles) as an "all states" to see how that does.